The House Natural Resources Committee has set the stage for Puerto Rico to decide their future. They have approved a measure that would let the citizens of Puerto Rico vote on whether they want to become a state, become an independent country, or remain a commonwealth possession of the United States. The measure still needs to pass the full House and the Senate.
Personally, I think that's one choice too many. They have been a possession of the United States since 1898 -- and that's far too long. That should no longer be an option. What is a supposedly free and democratic country doing with possessions anyway? That seems more suited to the concept of "empire".
I could understand if the citizens of Puerto Rico chose to be an independent nation. That is their right. But I hope they will choose to become our next state. It is time for that to happen. It is time for them to become full voting citizens.
NOTE -- Shouldn't the Virgin Islands be given the same choice?
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